The Builder’s Dictionary

Examine the featured book in the “Imagination” (Fine Arts) section and view the pages of The Builder’s Dictionary, an eighteenth-century handbook that details aspects of building design, construction, and finishes.

The Architecture of A. Palladio

View the pages of Andrea Palladio’s The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, which presents his architectural principles and practices. Palladio’s books had a profound influence on Jefferson’s designs for Monticello and the University of Virginia campus.